Pantaloons and overalls



(No Model.)

L. S. BORTREE.

PANTALOONS AND OVERALLS.

No. 250,131. Patented Nov. 29,1881.

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- UNITED STATES LEWIs s. BOBTREE,

PATENT OFFIC OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

PANTALOONS AND OVERALLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 250,131, dated November 29, 1881.

A Application filed June 21, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LEWIS S. BORTREE, of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented an Improvement in Overalls and Pantaloons, of which the following is a. specification.

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in the construction of overalls and pantaloons, whereby the center seat and leg seams are omitted.

It is a well-known fact that the point where the inner leg-seams connect with the bodyseams in the crotch of overalls or pantaloons is one where it has been almost impossible to secure the necessary strength, andthat, consequently, ripping and tearing at that point is common. To avoid this is the object of my invention.

Figure 1 is an elevation, partially in perspective, of a pair of overalls, the leg thereof being extended at right angles to the body to show my improvement. Fig. 2 is a like view of the rear. Fig. 3 is a plan of the piece inserted in the seat and crotch, which prevents the necessity of the seams usually found there. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the line X X in Fig. 2.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, A represents a piece of cloth cutin the form shown, with prolongations to 1) ed out upon curved lines, as shown. This piece is inserted, the material of the garment being so cut as to match the shape of the piece A at their points of intersection, so that the shorter prolongation, a, thereof will reach nearly or quite to the bottom of the fly in the front of the overalls and form a stay thereto. The prolongations c 61 extend down the inner adjoining sides of the legs, whilethe longer (No model.)

prolongation, b, extends upward in the rear, like an inserted gore, to meet the back seam. All the prolongations a b 0 d are inserted as gores, and not as stays are usually inserted; and the seams, all being on curved lines, are much stronger and resist a tendency to rip under a strain much better than though said seams were on straight lines.

Springs E are secured to the seams which connect the prolongation to thebody, as shown in Fig. 4, by means of which a better fit is obtained at that part when the wearer is in a standing position, and which allow of an expansionwhen the wearer is 'stooping, without danger of ripping.

I am aware that stays of various kinds have been inserted in the crotch or seat of overalls to prevent ripping at that point, and hence do not broadly claim such stays. In my invention the stay is out upon curved lines forming four distinct prolongations, a, b, c, and d, which not only places the seams so that they will present the greatest resistance to strains, but also renders the entire stay less visible. The leg-sections are also out upon curved lines at the junction of leg and back seams, thereby forming openings to receive the gores a, b c d of the stay.

What I claim as my invention is- In combination with the stay A, cut in the form and inserted in the seat of overalls or pantaloons as described,the spring or springs E, substantially as and for the purpose specified;

LEWIS S. BORTREE.

Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. ScULLY. 

